The Vitamin D Receptor Start Codon Polymorphism (FokI) and Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal American Black and White Women
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- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Vol. 12 (7) , 1043-1048
- https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.1997.12.7.1043
Abstract
This study examines the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and a start codon polymorphism (SCP) at the translation initiation site of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene. The thymine/cytosi...Keywords
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